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    Xyla

    ZY-luh

    Greek
    Girl
    Meaning-based name
    Meaning
    Of the forest; Woodland
    Origin
    Greek
    Is it in the Bible?
    No — the name Xyla does not appear in the King James Bible. Christian families use it for its meaning, "Of the forest; Woodland", and for the biblical themes that meaning touches, not because anyone in Scripture is called Xyla.
    First appears in
    Does not appear in the King James text
    Peak US usage
    No recorded United States usage in the 1880–2008 records
    Spiritual meaning
    Xyla walks among clapping trees — the forest full of sap, mountains singing, led forth with peace through God's planted woodland.
    Verses on this meaning
    • Psalm 104:16

      "The trees of the LORD are full of sap; the cedars of Lebanon, which he hath planted."

    • Isaiah 55:12

      "For ye shall go out with joy, and be led forth with peace: the mountains and the hills shall break forth before you into singing, and all the trees of the field shall clap their hands."

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